Contribution by Mr Aldis Laviņš, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Conference “The Contribution of Constitutional Courts in Protecting and Strengthening Fundamental Values of Democracy, Rule of Law, and Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms” organised by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo in Pristina.   Distinguished Colleagues! On behalf […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Speech at the international conference “The Role of the Judiciary in Execution of Judgements of the European Court of Human Rights” 21 September 2023 Honourable Madam President of the European Court of Human Rights, Esteemed President of the Supreme Court, Honourable colleagues, judges, and participants of the Conference, […]

Speech by the President of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš “Constitutional Identities in the European Union: from Emancipation towards Convergence” at the international conference “EUnited in diversity II: The Rule of Law and Constitutional Diversity”[1]   The Hague, 1 September 2023 Ou nous parvenons à forger une identité européenne, ou le vieux continent disparaît de […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Address at the General Assembly of the Council of the Notaries of the European Union 30 June 2023 Dear participants of the General Assembly of the Council of the Notaries of the European Union! Dear colleagues! First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the […]

Chișinău, 15 – 17 June 2023 First meeting among Judges Esteemed Colleagues, I am genuinely happy that, amidst the current geo-political and other turbulences, we have succeeded in organising our meeting within such a short term – exactly three months ago, in Venice, after the meeting of the Bureau of the World Conference of Constitutional […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Speech at the event in honor of the centenary of The Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates 2 June 2023   Esteemed Mr President of Latvia! Mr President of the Supreme Court! Highly honourable Minister for Justice! Highly honoured Bar Association! “An independent and impartial judiciary is one of […]

Tartu, 24 May 2023 Dear Colleagues! Dear Estonian and Lithuanian colleagues! Dear Baltic family! On behalf of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia I am honoured to extend to you all our satisfaction that we are finally in Estonia, concluding the first round of the Baltic Constitutional Courts’ trilateral meetings! Tartu, or in […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court of Latvia Address at the award ceremony of the competition of drawings and essays by pupils 3 March 2023   Dear pupils and teachers! Dear Madam Minister! Dear audience! It is a great pleasure for me to welcome the pupils and teachers who have gathered here – in […]

Aldis Laviņš President of the Constitutional Court Report of the President of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš on the development of constitutional law in Latvia in 2022 Riga, 3 February 2023 Excellencies! Ladies and Gentlemen! Dear audience! For the fifth time, the new working year of the Constitutional Court is opened with a solemn session […]

Keynote presentation Constitutional traditions and constitutional endurance President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Aldis Laviņš 25 October 2022 Gerbiamosios ponios, gerbiamieji ponai, konferencijos dalyviai! Lietuvos Konstitucinio teismo šeima! Latvijos Respublikos Konstitucinio Teismo šeimos vardu iš visos širdies sveikinu Jus Lietuvos Konstitucijos priėmimo trisdešimtųjų metinių proga! Mes visada glaudžiai, kartu ėjome pirmyn, […]